ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA: Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens.

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The investigation shows how Facebook has allowed major abuses of its platform in poor, small and non-western countries in order to prioritize addressing abuses that attract media attention or affect the US and other wealthy countries. The company acted quickly to address political manipulation affecting countries such as the US, Taiwan, South Korea and Poland, … Read more

What to Do With a Cash Windfall

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by Jared Dillian The current Mega Millions jackpot is at $168 million. Anyone can buy the next winning ticket. What if it’s you? You might buy a home or car with your winnings. You will also want to fund your brokerage and retirement accounts. What you won’t do is lie awake and think about paying your … Read more

Who’s Going to Bail You Out?

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by Jared Dillian Three million pets are euthanized every year for economic reasons. It’s one of the saddest things you will ever hear. People put down their dog or cat because they can’t come up with $500 to take care of them. If you don’t have at least $10,000 set aside for emergencies, it’s time … Read more

IS THERE ANYONE LEFT IN WASHINGTON WHO HASN’T TAKEN BEIJING BUCKS?

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Biden’s Deputy Energy Sec Spoke For Chinese Communist Party. President Biden’s Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk spoke at a Chinese Communist Party-sponsored energy conference and gave an exclusive interview to a state-run media outlet where he praised the communist country’s efforts in energy development. Turk, also an alum of the Obama administration, was the Deputy Executive Director … Read more

IN BIDEN’S AMERICA, ONLY SOME LIVES MATTER:

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No Charges Against Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt: DOJ. Lawyer for Babbitt’s family calls decision ‘baffling.’ “I find it to be baffling given the circumstances that it’s a clear case of shooting an unarmed person without any legal justification, but I have no idea what went into their decision.” The — still unnamed — officer’s lawyer: … Read more

Dems plan to expand Supreme Court from 9 to 13!

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House and Senate Democrats are reportedly preparing to unveil legislation on Thursday to pack the Supreme Court with four new justices, a move that would change the balance of power on the nation’s highest court. “The bill would add four seats to the high court, bringing the total to 13, from the current 9,” The … Read more

ONTARIO TO ANNOUNCE NEW RESTRICTIONS

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Here are a few more things that I am hearing are up for discussion at cabinet with @fordnation tomorrow: pushing the stay-at-home order past May 6, fining people who go to work when they can work from home and more enforcement powers for police. Sounds like a fun meeting. #onpoli — Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) April … Read more

IRS Struggles to Hire Customer Service Reps as People Choose Unemployment Over Working for IRS

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With tax season well underway, the IRS‘ phone lines are already swamped. Frustrated taxpayers are calling with questions about last year’s tax returns, tax refund, stimulus checks and tax credits, among other issues, but are having trouble getting through: National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, the agency’s in-house watchdog, estimated recently that only about one out of 11 calls … Read more

Texas Nearly Went Dark Because Officials Misjudged Weather (we are talking this week..like just a couple of days ago)

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-nearly-went-dark-again-153640257.html (Bloomberg) — Texas came uncomfortably close to another round of rolling blackouts Tuesday night because grid operators misjudged the weather. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages most of the state’s grid, had counted on a mild cold front sweeping the state, lowering demand for power. It didn’t happen. As a result, demand … Read more

U.S. Now Spending Tens of Millions Per Week on Unaccompanied Minors

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President Joe Biden’s administration is spending roughly $60 million a week to shelter illegal immigrant children who cross into the country from Mexico. Known as unaccompanied children, caring for the minors has driven the price tag for immigration-related expenses up sharply as U.S. officials grapple with the surge that some experts and Republicans say stems … Read more

Is China Trying to Start a Crisis or a War With Taiwan?

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Beijing has been increasingly rattling sabers–and perhaps trying to provoke a crisis. Earlier this week, China sent twenty-five warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the largest incursion of its airspace to date. There has been no comment from Beijing, which has increased aerial sorties near the ADIZ in the past months. Since last … Read more

Tom Hanks’ son being sued for $1 million by his ex-girlfriend following alleged assault

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During a news conference, the attorneys representing Kiana Parker, the ex-girlfriend of Chet Hanks, announced a new civil lawsuit filed against the son of famous actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. Court documents accuse the younger Hanks of repeatedly physically and verbally abusing Parker during their 2-year relationship, which started in March of 2019. “Chet … Read more